Bastards of the Bayou Audiobook Libro.fm

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The town of Laveau sat in St Gerards Parish just outside of New Orleans It was home to a proud hardworking community of black and white residents It was also home to a lie which held the people of Laveau unknowingly captive for decades They sat comfortably in the shadow of falsehoods that previous generations had left behind As sheriff Jean Pap Papillon swore an oath to protect the community of St Gerard Parish even when it meant hiding the truth to protect the residents from themselves Within the first year of his term a murder gave birth to a lie A lie that would hold the community captive for decades Over the thirty years he served as Sheriff he protected the community from a truth that if revealed could disturb the balance of power Unfortunately one small seemingly insignificant incident would bring the truth out of the shadows In Bastards of the Bayou Donald R Guillory gives his audience a glimpse of the secrecy within a small southern town Based on a series of true stories the author demonstrates race money and jealousy can topple the peace of a sleepy rural town